Miniatures of French History

by Hilaire Belloc

Book Overview

"These thirty-one pieces have the grace and delicacy proper to miniatures, as Mr. Belloc aptly calls them. Each runs to no more than a dozen pages, yet the author contrives within these narrow limits to paint a set of memorable pictures of scenes taken from the whole range of French history, from the founding of Marseilles to the Battle of the Marne....Such imaginative reconstruction of history is of greater value than much laboured accuracy of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1948231247
• ISBN13: 9781948231244
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Cavalier Books
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"